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China → Northern Mariana Islands: Short-stay tourist

Whether you need a visa at all, according to official sources.

Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.

You likely don't need a visa

Chinese passport holders can enter the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) without a visa under the CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program (EVS-TAP), but only for the CNMI, only for up to 14 days, and only with conditions (8 CFR 212.1(r)): an electronic travel authorization from US Customs and Border Protection before you board (valid up to one year), a valid machine-readable PRC passport, a non-refundable, non-transferable round-trip ticket with a confirmed departure within 14 days, and no earlier violation of a US admission or parole. You cannot extend your stay or change status, and you give up the right to appeal an officer's decision at the port of entry. A visa is still required for Guam and the rest of the US. The program was set to start in February 2025 (45 days after the 6 January 2025 notice); we could not read CBP's own pages, so check CBP's current EVS-TAP instructions before you book. Source: eCFR and Federal Register notice 90 FR 658, read 2026-10-09.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 8 CFR 212.1 (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations)

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